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The trials of air travel in Africa

By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published December 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM CST

In West Africa, a new policy is hailed as a first step to making expensive and arduous flights cheaper.

Copyright 2025 NPR
Emmanuel Akinwotu
Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.
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